Silver-y

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• Syngrapha interrogationis

  Scarce Silver Y Moth

  Syngrapha interrogationis, commonly known as the scarce silver Y, is a noctuid moth distributed across northern regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The species ranges from Alaska and Canada through Iceland, Europe, and Siberia to Northeast Asia including Japan. Adults display the characteristic silver Y-shaped mark on the forewings typical of the Plusiinae subfamily. The species is considered scarce or locally distributed in parts of its European range.

  LepidopteraNoctuidaePlusiinaemothborealcircumborealsilver-Yscarcenorthern-hemisphereVaccinium-feederericaceousmontanesubarctic